METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FLUORESCENCE IN LIQUIDS

摘要

The invention concerns a method of tagging a bulk material with a fluorescent marker compound and subsequently identifying the fluorescent compound by measuring its fluorescent emission, wherein the fluorescence of the tagged sample is measured before and after quenching the fluorescent compound in order to correct the measured fluorescence for the effect of the inherent fluorescent properties of the bulk material itself. The measurement may be further corrected to account for the absorbance of the material which is also known to have an effect on the measured fluorescence. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.